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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:12 PM Original message |
Republican Senators Push False Argument That Payroll Tax Cut Will Undermine Social Security |
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wryter2000
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. While I have no love of those R idiots... |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No |
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RC
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The point is completely accurate |
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TheWraith
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. There is no "fundamental change." That's purely Republican talking points. nt |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Absolute |
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wryter2000
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. From your own post |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No |
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wryter2000
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I'm hugely in agreement with the second half of your post |
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jefferson_dem
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. So the Trust Fund is good...you're just concerned about how it was made good? |
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wryter2000
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Is the money being made up from the general fund or not? n/t |
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jefferson_dem
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Truth. The SS Trust Fund is just as healthy now as before the payroll tax cuts were extended. |
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denverbill
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well the Bush tax cuts undermined the country's credit rating, and they gave a rat's ass about that. |
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JoePhilly
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Wed Dec-07-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. If they were true to their beliefs, they would cheer that ... dopes. |
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jenmito
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Wed Dec-07-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sen. Manchin, Dem., was on MSNBC with Repub. Sen. Kirk, both saying they'll vote against it using |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. Trying to have it both ways |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Except |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Except that's not the argument put forth in the OP |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Wait |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. How is it being replenished? |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. This |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. That's what I'd like to know |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Sorry, No |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. No |
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Martin Eden
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Wed Dec-07-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Then how do you explain this: |
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ProSense
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Wed Dec-07-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well, |
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jefferson_dem
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Wed Dec-07-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sadly, it's not just Republican Senators who are pushing that false argument. |
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Hell Hath No Fury
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Thu Dec-08-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Uh, you are aware that MANY DUers were -- |
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wryter2000
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Thu Dec-08-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Exactly |
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ProSense
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Thu Dec-08-11 02:13 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Wrong |
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MFrohike
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Thu Dec-08-11 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
28. The undermining isn't the funding |
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Thu Dec-08-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
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ProSense
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Thu Dec-08-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Well, |
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